Old PS/2 Hard Drives

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Fri Jul 1 20:09:58 CDT 2005


In a message dated 6/30/2005 12:22:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
chenmel at earthlink.net writes:
This past weekend I picked up an old PS/2  machine.  It's a Microchannel
system, a Model 65sx (I think).  The  only thing missing in it is the
hard drive.  It has one of those 3-1/2"  drives with the full-length
card-edge connectors on it, I think 50 pins wide  or so, that provides
all connections including power.

I would like to  get it  up and running just to have around as another
working system  (also got a Compaq Portable III at the same auction for
$10 in a leather  case!).  Any suggestions where I could find such a
drive easily?   Is this machine's HD interface an ST-506 variant, EISA,
or  what?

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8565 is a 386DX-25 I think with a SCSI controller instead of ESDI that the  
model 60 used. Take note of what adaptor cards are installed. This machine is a 
 floppy based reference disk instead of using an IML partition so you will 
need  to build a reference disk with all the adf files on it. If parts are 
needed, I  can help with whatever is needed. 


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